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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAnvertrauen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: anˈfʁaʊ̯ən
"Er hat seiner Tochter das Familienerbstück anvertraut."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To assign the responsibility for doing something to someone.
"She decided to entrust her savings to a financial advisor." - 2
To put something into someone's care or protection.
"He entrusted the family heirloom to his daughter."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'entrust' originates from the Middle English term 'entrusten', which is derived from the Old French 'entrustier', meaning to put in trust. The root can be traced back to the Latin 'intrustare', combining 'in-' meaning 'in' and 'trust', which has evolved over centuries to denote the act of assigning responsibility or confidence to someone.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Entrust" is said worldwide
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Confier
Transliteration: kɔ̃fje
"Elle a décidé de confier ses économies à un conseiller financier."
Anvertrauen
Transliteration: anˈfʁaʊ̯ən
"Er hat seiner Tochter das Familienerbstück anvertraut."
Affidare
Transliteration: af.fiˈda.re
"Ha deciso di affidare i suoi risparmi a un consulente finanziario."
Confiar
Transliteration: konˈfi.aɾ
"Decidió confiar sus ahorros a un asesor financiero."
Confiar
Transliteration: kõˈfi.aɾ
"Ela decidiu confiar suas economias a um consultor financeiro."
सौंपना
Transliteration: sauṁpanā
"उसने अपने बचत को एक वित्तीय सलाहकार को सौंपने का निर्णय लिया।"
委托
Transliteration: wěituō
"她决定把自己的储蓄委托给一位财务顾问。"
위탁하다
Transliteration: witakada
"그녀는 자신의 저축을 재정 상담사에게 위탁하기로 결정했다."
委託する
Transliteration: いたくする
"彼女は自分の貯金をファイナンシャルアドバイザーに委託することに決めました。"
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